My favoritre place

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited January 17, 2005 in Wildlife
Hi you'll,

Since I moved to Florida in July I've found this one spot that's only a 15 minute drive from my house, the Viera Wetlands. You would never find it unless you knew about it (my good friend Trish told me). To get there you have to drive to this water treatment plant and there's a sign at the front of the place with arrows that says "sewage, Septage" with an arrow pointing left for sewage and an arrow pointing right for septage. Well you turn right and follow the road ends up in the wetlands.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    went there the other day and found this Great Egret posing nicely
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    then I ran into two less common birds for the wetlands. A limpkin
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    and a snipe
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  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    Harry great shots. That too would be a favorite space of mine!


    Just as long as you dont go LEFT :D Not sure we want any of those crappy shots.rolleyes1.gif
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    What a great location. I can imagiine some of the morning mist shots you'll be shooting. Do you always leave with wet feet? naughty.gif Watch out for the 'gators.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    That is what I am missing! Septage and Sewage! Well, I will be..........

    Great focusing, as usual. It is cold and grey here, don't know that I will go out, obviously did not go early. When I do go out will look for sewage.......and it makes sense, too. Birds can't read, they just want something to eat.

    ginger
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    Beautiful shots Harry!

    You have to be careful about publisizing it here ... pretty soon you're gonna have a bunch of greeen-haired Smugmug T-shirt wearers frigthening the birds there :lol
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2005
    Hey Tim
    Tim Kirkwood wrote:
    Harry great shots. That too would be a favorite space of mine!


    Just as long as you dont go LEFT :D Not sure we want any of those crappy shots.rolleyes1.gif
    I don't have to go left to crappy shots. I manage to get enough of those w/o changing direction. :D

    Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to reply.

    Harry
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 15, 2005
    Harry, These are great! Just beautiful.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Hey Sid
    wxwax wrote:
    What a great location. I can imagiine some of the morning mist shots you'll be shooting. Do you always leave with wet feet? naughty.gif Watch out for the 'gators.
    I usually leave with wet feet and sand all over the inside of the car. My wife insists that I stop and vacuum out the car before I get home now. I have found a few gators during my stops there but they all have been pussycats so far. :D

    Harry
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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    I usually leave with wet feet and sand all over the inside of the car. My wife insists that I stop and vacuum out the car before I get home now. I have found a few gators during my stops there but they all have been pussycats so far. :D

    Harry
    Really beautiful shots Harry.. whenever I see your posts I always rush to look in anticipation. Thanks.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Hey Ginger
    ginger_55 wrote:
    That is what I am missing! Septage and Sewage! Well, I will be..........

    Great focusing, as usual. It is cold and grey here, don't know that I will go out, obviously did not go early. When I do go out will look for sewage.......and it makes sense, too. Birds can't read, they just want something to eat.

    ginger
    Birds are usually looking for something to eat. They are a lot like Andy. rolleyes1.gif
    Its cold and grey here in Florida today.:eek1 I was going out to shot this morning but had to call it off. :cry

    Harry
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Looks like a pretty cool spot Harry, I'm jealous.. Great pictures as always.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Hi Nir
    Nir wrote:
    Beautiful shots Harry!

    You have to be careful about publisizing it here ... pretty soon you're gonna have a bunch of greeen-haired Smugmug T-shirt wearers frigthening the birds there :lol
    Thanks for the kind words. Not to worry about those birds they have adjusted to me pretty well so some green-haired smugmuggers should not be that much of a problem.:D

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Harry, These are great! Just beautiful.

    Ian
    Thank you very much Ian. I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

    Harry
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    Harry,
    they keep getting better all the time.
    I wish I had a favorite place like you do near the sewage rolleyes1.gif
    You inspire me to keep shooting when all I get or see is crap.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2005
    laugh it up, old man ....
    Harryb wrote:
    Birds are usually looking for something to eat. They are a lot like Andy.

    word of advice to everyone .. don't get between harry and a pastrami sandwich lol3.gif

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited January 16, 2005
    andy wrote:
    word of advice to everyone .. don't get between harry and a pastrami sandwich lol3.gif
    Why that's a mighty fine looking sandwich!

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Hi Lynn
    lynnma wrote:
    Really beautiful shots Harry.. whenever I see your posts I always rush to look in anticipation. Thanks.
    Thank you, I'm glad you are enjoying the pics because i'm having a blast taking them.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Hey john
    MHJS wrote:
    Harry,
    they keep getting better all the time.
    I wish I had a favorite place like you do near the sewage rolleyes1.gif
    You inspire me to keep shooting when all I get or see is crap.
    John
    I'm just very lucky John. I moved from NYC to bird central. Both places supplied me with a wealth of photo ops.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Ed
    ehughes wrote:
    Looks like a pretty cool spot Harry, I'm jealous.. Great pictures as always.
    Hey Ed,

    Yeah, its a good spot to head down to and just kick back and spend a few hours shooting. Thanks for the kind comments.

    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Mmmmmm! Pastrami
    andy wrote:
    word of advice to everyone .. don't get between harry and a pastrami sandwich lol3.gif

    14311138-L.jpg
    Boy do I look like a doofus in that shot. rolleyes1.gif Florida has great birds but lousy pastrami. If and when you ever get down here bring down a few pounds of pastrami with you.

    Harry
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Boy do I look like a doofus in that shot. rolleyes1.gif Florida has great birds but lousy pastrami. If and when you ever get down here bring down a few pounds of pastrami with you.

    Harry

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    in the meantime, harry ....
    Harryb wrote:
    If and when you ever get down here bring down a few pounds of pastrami with you.


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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2005
    andy wrote:
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